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Title Modern times : reflections on a century of English modernity / edited by Mica Nava and Alan O'Shea
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 ENGLISH SUBJECTS OF MODERNITY; 2 MODERNITY'S DISAVOWAL; 3 SENSATION OF THE ABYSS; 4 NIGHT BATTLES: HOOLIGAN AND CITIZEN; 5 SODOMY TO SALOME; 6 THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF WOMEN'S BODIES; 7 BLACK METROPOLIS, WHITE ENGLAND; 8 RE-PLACING BRITISH MUSIC; 9 WHAT A DAY FOR A DAYDREAM; Index
Summary Confronting the contemporary poststructuralist debate from the perspective of cultural of cultural historiography, this book presents an historical study of race and ethnicity. Specifically, it provides an account, both theoretical and applied, of the combination of sexual, racial and ethnic underpinning and shaping the experiences of English men and women in various colonies in the nineteenth century. Although accessible for the student, the book will be received seriously by both theorists and historians
Analysis Social conditions History, 1901-
England
Notes "Transferred to digital printing 2007."
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2013)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject National characteristics, English -- History -- 20th century
Civilization, Modern -- English influences.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
Civilization
Civilization, Modern -- English influences
Manners and customs
National characteristics, English
Modernisierung
Kulturtheorie
Moderne
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Moderniteit.
History.
SUBJECT England -- Civilization -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043279
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043325
Subject England
Großbritannien
Grande-Bretagne -- Civilisation -- 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne -- Moeurs et coutumes -- 20e siècle.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
Author Nava, Mica.
O'Shea, Alan, 1940-
LC no. 95016372
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